Piles of goodness

Helpful supports designed to eliminate the movement of structures

Most of my deck projects are framed using a common method — joists atop a laminated beam supported by posts and pads. To accommodate a 38-foot long and 11-foot deep front porch project on a house near Lockport that also . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Many options for removing stains from vinyl flooring

Question: How can I clean a brown stain off my vinyl flooring under the baseboard heater? Answer: Many have found pouring three per cent hydrogen peroxide onto the floor every day for three days is helpful. Others have had great success by . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Legends of the folly

Landmark artist an extravagant garden designer

Have you been to London to visit the garden follies? Lenora Kehler will never forget the first time she laid eyes on a folly. The year was 2016. Kehler was touring the gardens of Great Britain as part of an . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Small amounts of asbestos can be contained

Question: We have a wood stove from the 1950s in our living room. When I was about to paint the wall, I noticed a few pieces with loose fibres of paper or paperboard behind the stove. Could this be some . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Dreaming of a social media Christmas

You don't have to be face to face to share memories and emotions

Here’s a big shout out to everyone out there brightening our world and spirits with your beautiful Christmas lights. This may even provide enough inspiration to put up some of my own lights one of these years — but I see . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Underground economy in home renovations risky business

Manitobans love great deals. With online Black Friday sales still on and Cyber Monday sales coming up next week, you don’t have to look very hard to see how much we love bargains. We all know someone who has driven . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Wildewood at heart

Spectacular townhomes slick and stately

About five years ago, a group of developers purchased a two-acre parcel of land at 761 North Dr. that had been the home of the Wildewood Club for 85 years. While the little pocket of well-treed land had served its purpose . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Gateway to the best

Stunning historic home restored to perfection

Way back in 1905, Thomas Ryan, a Winnipeg merchant who’d served as the city’s mayor for one year in 1889, went on to open and operate three highly successful boot and shoe factories. Experiencing an exceptionally high level of prosperity, . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Enjoy the freedom to live well

Brightwater Senior Living communities are designed to enrich one’s lifestyle; to afford individuals and couples a way of being that is interspersed with culture and taste, filled with warmth, compassion, and high standards.    Their newest project, The Courtyards at Linden Pointe . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Clean your jewelry with this homemade concoction

Question: I was washing my hands and noticed that my wedding ring has become crudded up because I don’t take it off when I wash dishes. My jewelry cleaner is almost finished, and I got to wondering if there is . . .

Posted: 2020-11-21